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The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~. . . keeping up with events, past and present, from a small town in Western Pennsylvania. Articles
Vietnam War Memorial ~ Our Gratitude
2012-02-05 18:15:00 "To Those Who Died... Honor And Eternal Rest, To Those Still in Bondage... Remembrance and Hope, To Those Who Returned... Gratitude and Peace"{Names}Photo: Barbara Bloom More About: Vietnam , Memorial
Doughboy Park ~
2012-01-29 17:30:00 This park is located at the intersection of Cunningham St. and New Castle St. on a small strip of land. It is dedicated to The Doughboys of WW I.Photo: Barbara Bloom More About: Park
Franklin Glass Swimming Pool ~ 1938
2012-01-20 15:47:00 The Franklin Glass Beneficial association's new recreational center at the city limits on Ziegler Ave. extension road, have provided cooling touches to the brows of many a feverish youngster. Above is shown the swimming pool which has been rebuilt this year. The water is 10 feet deep at its greatest depth. A new chlorinenator keeps the water pure at all times. The above picture was snapped on a recent hot afternoon. Thanks: Bill May More About: Swimming , Pool
Rick Santorum ~ Rep. Presidential Candidate
2012-01-07 14:58:00 Rick Santorum was raised in Butler and attendend schools here. Classmates has him listed as a BHS '76 graduate. Photo: Businessinsider.com More About: Presidential , Rick
Butler County Courthouse ~
2012-01-01 00:00:00 The main courtroom. Photo: Barbara Bloom More About: County , Courthouse
James Hollock BHS '66
2011-12-16 14:06:00 "Over the past dozen years I have worked on a book, one of true crime and arguably the most notorious and recalled criminal episode in Western Pennsylvania history." James Hollock. About the book
A Candy Show on Main Street ~
2011-12-11 17:30:00 Cummings Candy Shop ca. 1920 More About: Show , Main , Street , Main Street
After A Hard Rain ~ Linda Randig
2011-12-05 12:00:00 Linda RandigButler authorAbout the book More About: Rain , Hard
Butler High School ~
2011-11-27 11:09:00 How many have walked up this elegant staircase? More About: School , High School , High
Alameda Park ~
2011-11-12 12:17:00 Where the merry-go-round used to be . . .Photo: Robert Emigh More About: Park , Carousel
Jr. High School Gym ~
2011-11-05 23:44:00 Where memories of great games linger . . . Photo: Barbara Bloom More About: School , High School , High
Butler Eagle Building ~
2011-10-29 20:08:00 We have been reading the revered Eagle since 1903.This art deco ofice building was constructed in 1924 by Harry Wimer.Photo: Barbara Bloom More About: Building
Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church ~
2011-10-22 23:28:00 Sts. Peter and Paul Ukranian Orthodox Church in Lyndora. More About: Churches
Bret Michaels ~
2011-10-15 10:46:00 Born in Butler, Bret Michaels is a musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison.
The Phillips Mansion ~ Rt. 8 South
2011-10-08 11:39:00 Once Ernie's Esquire Inn but now called "The Mansion ". It is an elegant venue for weddings, partie s, corporate events.Photo: Chuck Schneider The American Roadside.com More About: Restaurants , Phillips , South
Maridon Museum ~
2011-09-24 21:17:00 The Maridon opened on May 8th, 2004. It is the only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region with a specific focus on Asian Art and Culture coupled with German Meissen porcelain. The museum ? both the objects and the buildings that house them ? is the gift of Mary Hulton Phillips. Photo: Barbara Bloom More About: Museum
Jewish Cemetery ~ B'nai Abraham
2011-09-17 12:29:00 On Portman Road east of Butler.More photos More About: Jewish
View from the High School ~
2011-09-09 12:18:00 2011Compare 1973 Photo: Barbara Bloom More About: School , High School , View , High
Dight's Diner ~
2011-09-03 09:25:00 Photo: Ron Dylewski The American Roadside.com At the corner of Washington and Jefferson Streets. In 1953 it was bought by Bill Morgan who set up his first restaurant here. More About: Restaurants
BHS Football Results ~ 2011
2011-09-02 18:01:00 ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; &nbs p; Pho to: GoldenTornadoSports.net 02 Sept BHS 24 [W] 14 New Castle 09 Sept BHS 07 [L ] 49 North Allegheny 16 Sept BHS 16 [W] 06 Canon-McMillan 23 Sept BHS 00 [L ] 35 Pine Richland 30 Sept BHS 06 [L ] 34 Shaler 07 Oct BHS 00 [L ] 38 North Hills 14 Oct BHS 10 [L ] 42 Mars 21 Oct BHS 07 [L ] 42 Erie McDowell 28 Oct BHS 00 [ ] - Seneca Valley More About: Football , Results
Product ot Pullman Standard ~
2011-08-26 18:45:00 A Pullman Standard railcar that has returned home to become a historical marker. It sits in front of the new transit authority bus station in the center of the Pullman business park. It was built at the Pullman Standard's Butler Plant in June 1974 (plant closed in 1982 and was demolished in 2005) and is a covered hopper car that carried grain. It was donated by GATX, transported back from Canada, restored in New Castle and sent back to Butler in Feb 2011. A more fitting memorial that just a plaque to the old plant and its workers. &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; &nbs p; Pho to and text: Robert Osborn More About: Product
Butler, Pennsylvania ~ Home of the Jeep
2011-08-13 11:38:00 Celebrating the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival held in Butler this weekend. Jeep parade with 1,200 vehicles. It will start at Butler County Community College and head on Route 8 to Butler?s downtown.Photo: Bob Emigh More About: Home , Pennsylvania
Tom Panei ~ Butler Artist ~ BHS '87
2011-08-05 16:36:00 Tom at work on a Saturday morning near the viaduct. More About: Artist
Bantam Building ~ Home of the Jeep
More articles from this author:2011-07-16 11:09:00 They're out there getting votes to save this building. Read what they're doing! More About: Building , Jeep , Home 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
